Understanding The Types And Causes Of Floods

Understanding The Types And Causes Of Floods While we at Exit Mold, a New York home restoration firm serving NYC and the five boroughs for 25-plus years, won’t guarantee our blog on the types and causes of floods will make you a ‘Noah’  all; Exit Mold professionals, as Noah, do believe knowledge is of greater […]

XRF Testing For Historical Buildings: Preserving The Past, Ensuring A Safe Future

XRF Testing For Historical Buildings: Preserving The Past, Ensuring A Safe Future As written in previous blogs as The Ultimate Guide To Lead Testing In New York City, the metal known as lead ‘ruled the world’ from ancient Roman times into the modern days of the United States of America! Lead was an abundant metal […]

Lead Abatement Techniques: Safe Removal And Mitigation Strategies

Lead Abatement Techniques: Safe Removal And Mitigation Strategies In the 1880s, a phrase was coined in the American lexicon: ‘lead pipe cinch.’ Its colloquial meaning translated as something deemed an absolute certainty because a ‘cinch’ was a solid strap used to hold a horse saddle firmly in place. The sheer abundance of a greyish metal, […]

Navigating Lead Disclosure Laws And Regulations In NYC

Navigating Lead Disclosure Laws And Regulations In NYC Whew! East Side, West Side, All Around The Town — navigating lead disclosure laws and regulations can be as confusing an experience to landlords, building owners, or New York homeowner’s, as residents, tourists, and businesspersons sometimes feel confused when navigating the myriad of city streets flowing with […]

Pros and Cons Of Different Lead Testing Methods

Pros and Cons Of Different Lead Testing Methods Scientific investigations of the 1970s discovered that long-term exposure to lead in residential homes and apartments was the cause of a severe health issue known as lead poisoning. Exit Mold, a home restoration firm serving NYC and the five boroughs for 25-plus years, has found it best […]

The Ultimate Guide To Lead Testing In New York City

The Ultimate Guide To Lead Testing In New York City For centuries, lead was the practical and inexpensive metal of choice in manufacturing pottery, pipes, roofing material, soldered pipes, batteries, cosmetics, and paint. Scientific investigations of the 1970s discovered that long-term exposure to lead in residential homes and apartments was the cause of a severe […]

Is XRF Lead Testing Safe for Your Family and Home?

Is XRF Lead Testing Safe for Your Family and Home? According to the American Healthy Homes Survey, many older homes have lead-based paint, at least 89% of them. Lead-based paint has been a primary concern in New York City, where over seventy percent of homes and residential buildings are said to contain lead. Testing your […]

When to Get XRF Lead Testing in New York City?

When to Get XRF Lead Testing in New York City XRF lead testing (XRF Fluorescence Analysis) is a technology professionals use to detect and determine the amount of lead in the paint. According to Local Law 31, in New York City, owners of old residential buildings must have a professional conduct an XRF lead test […]

The Accuracy of XRF Lead Testing: What You Need to Understand

The Accuracy of XRF Lead Testing: What You Need to Understand XRF lead testing is a non-invasive method that professionals use to measure the presence and concentration of lead in paint. When ingested, lead-based paint can harm humans; so it’s essential to accurately identify and address the amount of lead present in homes or buildings. […]